The European court has confirmed that mitigation measures cannot be taken into account when screening a project under the Habitats Regulations. Elizabeth Dunn and Lucy Metcalfe discuss the recent rulings over when to carry out an assessment

Overseas entities must register beneficial ownership in order to own or sell UK real estate, according to a new draft Bill published by the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, as Richard Clark finds out

Following the collapse of Carillion the vulnerability of some Tier 1 contractors and the choice of procurement structure has been put under the spotlight. Marcus Harling and Oliver Lowson consider some available procurement options

Marcus Harling and Tim Kittow explore the roles of the employer’s agent and the contract administrator under different forms of building contract, highlighting some key issues in particular with development transactions

Carillion laid bare the vulnerability of the sector and illusion of allocating all risk to a contractor. Procurement projects are changing, so how should the development sector adapt? Marcus Harling and Matthew Crossley investigate

Gary Soloman considers a number of provisions relevant to compulsory acquisition which came into force in September 2017 and April 2018, and which seek to address issues that were raised in government consultations